Estimating the number of protein folds

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 284, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1301-1305

  Zhang, Chao ^a   DeLisi, Charles ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Database; Genomics; Protein universe; Sequence homology; Structural diversity

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0032545151     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2282     Document Type: Article

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